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The nature of the businesses of LVMH companies—notably fashion, perfumes and cosmetics and luxury retailing—creates a special affinity with women, who account for over two-thirds of the Group's workforce.
LVMH's gender equality policy expresses a strong commitment to professional development in all positions and at every level of the organization.
In November 2009, the LVMH group announced several noteworthy commitments:
- Increase the number of women on executive committees
- Ensure greater representation in succession plans for influential positions
- Develop networking actions through forums, allowing women at every level to exchange experiences with one another
- Establish a committee to support the development of women high potentials
The same year, LVMH reaffirmed its commitment to women with a striking photo exhibition that showcased the wealth and diversity of women and the work they do throughout the Group.
These portraits are a fitting tribute to the importance of women for the Group: 74% of the employees are women.
This initiative in France and Switzerland culminated in an exhibition at LVMH group headquarters at 22 Avenue Montaigne in Paris.
LVMH has since 2008 been a partner of the "Trajectoires HEC au Féminin" awards, which recognize the exceptional success of women who graduated from the HEC business school.